Lisa Murkowski’s megabill vote was everything people hate about politicians
What the senator claimed was a difficult decision was just a case of backroom deals and abandoned principles.
When the Republican-controlled Senate passed the disastrous megabill on Tuesday, the deciding vote came from Sen. Lisa Murkowski. The Alaskan lawmaker, who has long claimed to be a moderate, got over the finish line the bill for Donald Trump’s priorities, which would send billions of dollars to ICE, extend tax cuts for the wealthy, kick large abortion providers out of the Medicaid program, and knock millions of low-income people off their health insurance.
Murkowski cast this vote just a week after she suggested in a podcast interview that she’d consider becoming an independent and caucusing with Senate Democrats. She cast this vote, which could shutter nearly 200 Planned Parenthood clinics, after repeatedly painting herself as “pro choice.” She cast this vote after Planned Parenthood called the bill a “backdoor abortion ban” and said it could eliminate one in four abortion providers nationwide.
As Bolts Magazine Editor-in-Chief Daniel Nichanian noted after the vote: “The Senate’s small-state ultra-bias is never more maddening than when one senator uses it to get benefits for her 740,000 constituents while openly acknowledging the bill she’s supporting will harm the nation’s 339 million other residents.”
Lisa Murkowski’s vote for the 'big, beautiful bill' shows she's useless as an abortion rights ally
Murkowski advanced President Trump’s priority bill, which would increase ICE funding, extend tax cuts for the wealthy and enact major Medicaid cuts.Susan Rinkunas (MSNBC)
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Microsoft exits Pakistan after 25 years (post by Jawwad Rehman, who established and led Microsoft’s Pakistan subsidiary)
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Microsoft exits Pakistan after 25 years (post by Jawwad Rehman, who established and led Microsoft’s Pakistan subsidiary)
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Organic Maps fork CoMaps launches on major app stores for iOS and Android
CoMaps shares core functionality with Organic Maps. It allows users to plan and navigate trips entirely offline. It's entirely free to use, with no ads, and it collects no personal data. Additionally, its efficient design ensures minimal battery consumption, making it suitable for travelers seeking private, uninterrupted navigation.What sets CoMaps apart is a fully transparent governance approach. All decisions about the app's development are made publicly, with users and contributors having a voice in its future direction. This focus on community engagement aims to deliver value for its users rather than prioritize profit.
Tesla vehicle deliveries drop sharply as Musk backlash affects demand
Tesla said it delivered 384,122 vehicles in the second quarter, down 13.5% from 443,956 units a year ago
Tesla posted another big drop in quarterly deliveries on Wednesday, putting it on course for its second straight annual sales decline as demand falters due to backlash over CEO Elon Musk’s political stance and an ageing vehicle lineup.
The stock has lost 25% of its value so far this year as investors feared brand damage in Europe, where sales have slumped most sharply, and in the US from Musk’s embrace of rightwing politics and his role in spearheading the Trump administration’s cost-cutting effort.
The day Trump and Musk split publicly in early June, Tesla lost about $150bn in market value. Its share price has somewhat recovered in the ensuing month, but Trump and Musk have likewise reignited their feud as they spar over Trump’s sweeping tax bill.
Nine in 10 French supermarkets still selling alcohol to underage customers
Nine in 10 French supermarkets still selling alcohol to underage customers
An undercover investigation has found that major supermarket chains across France are still selling alcohol to minors, breaking the law meant to protect underage drinkers.RFI
Of Course The Founding Fathers Would Have Hated Trump
They rejected kings and were sincerely concerned about the possibility of a dictatorship. But we need to move past founder-worship and focus on justice.
Humble RPG Bundle: Roll Big or Go Home RPG Megabundle
Humble RPG Bundle: Roll Big or Go Home RPG Megabundle
Get the most epic tabletop role-playing game bundle ever with hot games from top publishers like Magpie Games, Renegade Game Studios, Green Ronin Publishing, and more!Humble Bundle
The real crimes are taking place in Gaza, not at Glastonbury or Brize Norton
The real crimes are taking place in Gaza, not at Glastonbury or Brize Norton
Starmer's government constantly sells us red herrings to throw us off the scent of the UK's complicity in Israel's genocideMiddle East Eye
The rise of paramilitary settler groups in Israel's West Bank strategy
The rise of paramilitary settler groups in Israel's West Bank strategy
Last week, just days after Israeli forces killed three men while intervening to protect settlers violently storming the Palestinian village of Kafr Malik in the occupied West Bank, an unusual wave of condemnation swept through Israeli politics and me…Meron Rapoport (Middle East Eye)
Microsoft axe another 9000 in continued AI push
Microsoft has confirmed it is to axe another 9000 with its continued push into AI. I just find it incredible because for me AI is NOT the answer in any way shape or form.....
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Microsoft to cut up to 9,000 jobs as it invests in AI
The US tech giant will axe 4% of its global workforce and plough money into artificial intelligence.Lily Jamali (BBC News)
11 Palestinians injured in illegal Israeli settlers, army attacks in occupied West Bank
At least 11 Palestinians were injured on Friday during a series of assaults carried out by illegal Israeli settlers and soldiers in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, according to local activists and medical sources, Anadolu reports.
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I fisici si avvicinano alla quinta forza che potrebbe svelare il mistero della materia oscura
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Spectator openly shares its wet dream of mass-murdering people who oppose genocide
MSM hacks like Beth Rigby attended the Spectator summer garden party - after it published another vile column by Rod Liddle
Prague at standstill after huge power outage hits the Czech Republic
It was not immediately clear what caused the issue but officials ruled out a cyber attack
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The Israeli Plot to Extinguish the Journalists Documenting Genocide
Palestinian journalists live through the same brutal conditions they cover — and describe a pattern of direct targeting by Israeli forces.
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“Addio Bobo”: il saluto di Slow Food al cuoco che ha rivoluzionato la cucina molisana
“Addio Bobo”: il saluto di Slow Food al cuoco che ha rivoluzionato la cucina molisana
La prematura scomparsa di Colombo Vincenzi, per tutti Bobo, ci priva... continua a leggerewww.altomolise.net
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Proseguono le mostre del Festival del Giornalismo di "Leali delle Notizie"
Dopo il successo dell’XI edizione del Festival del Giornalismo di Leali delle Notizie che, dall’10 al 15 giugno, ha richiamato migliaia persone a Ronchi dei Legionari, i riflettori restano ancora accesi sulle mostre. Accanto agli oltre 60 incontri, infatti, nel ricco programma culturale della manifestazione quest’anno ci sono ben quattro esposizioni, tutte ancora visitabili.
Rimarrà allestita fino a fine anno nel centro di Ronchi Giancarlo, le istantanee di una storia, carrellata di immagini e testi per non dimenticare Giancarlo Siani, il giovane giornalista ucciso dalla camorra 40 anni fa, il 23 settembre 1985, a Napoli, solo per aver fatto bene il proprio lavoro; la mostra è organizzata in collaborazione con la Fondazione Giancarlo Siani.
Sempre a Ronchi, questa volta nell’Auditorium comunale Casa della cultura, si potrà visitare fino al 31 agosto Ritratti di giornalisti nel conflitto Israele – Gaza di Gianluca Costantini, artista – attivista che, dal 7 ottobre 2023, collaborando attivamente con il Committee to Protect Journalist di New York, ha costruito, giorno per giorno, un memoriale visivo dedicato agli operatori dell’informazione che hanno pagato con la vita il loro impegno per continuare a raccontare quanto sta accadendo nella Striscia di Gaza.
La sede di Leali delle Notizie (in piazzetta Francesco Giuseppe) accoglie, fino al 31 agosto, Human Distance di Paolo Tanze, fotografo amatoriale che ci permetterà di scoprire scorci dell’Europa centro-orientale molto diversi tra loro, ma che vedono come filo conduttore l’inserimento della figura umana nel contesto.
Fino al 31 agosto, a Gradisca D’Isonzo, nella Corte D’Aviano di palazzo Torriani, sarà esposta Tempi di cronaca, dai giornali ai social occasione per rivivere importanti pagine di Storia – dalla camera ardente di Fidel Castro alla strage di Capaci, dal Carnevale di Venezia ai tempi del Covid alle monetine lanciate contro Bettino Craxi, dal soldato afghano che piange i suoi compagni al boss mafioso Totò Riina, dalle navi da crociera che ‘minacciano’ Venezia fino al naufragio dei migranti a Lampedusa – grazie agli scatti di tre grandi fotoreporter come Luciano del Castillo, Franco Lannino e Manuel Silvestri.
Proseguono le mostre del Festival del Giornalismo
Fino al 31 agosto sarà ancora possibile visitare le quattro esposizioni allestite a Ronchi dei Legionari e a GradiscaRedazione (Associazione Culturale Leali delle notizie)
Governo ammette di aver spiato Potere al Popolo: “Rischio violenze in piazza, attività legittima”
Il governo ha risposto a un’interpellanza del M5s, sul caso dei cinque poliziotti infiltrati dentro Potere al Popolo: “Gli operatori non hanno mai svolto attività di infiltrazione in alcun partito o movimento politico, hanno solo partecipato alle manifestazioni pubbliche organizzate da aggregazioni studentesche con connotazioni estremistiche, che avevano manifestato una crescente aggressività”, ha detto il sottosegretario Prisco, ammettendo che l’attività di controllo dentro Potere al Popolo è stata effettivamente svolta, per ragioni di sicurezza.
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Iniziativa dei cittadini europei - Mettiamo fine alla distruzione dei videogiochi
crosspostato da: fedit.pl/post/276232
cross-posted from: fedit.pl/post/276231
L'iniziativa intende imporre agli editori di lasciare in uno stato funzionale (giocabile) i videogiochi che vendono o concedono in licenza (o le collegate funzionalità e risorse che vendono per i videogiochi che trattano) ai consumatori dell'Unione europea.Nello specifico, punta a impedire che gli editori possano disattivare da remoto i videogiochi prima che siano forniti mezzi ragionevoli per mantenerli in funzione senza coinvolgere gli stessi editori.
L'iniziativa non intende acquisire la proprietà di tali videogiochi, dei diritti intellettuali associati o dei diritti di monetizzazione, né si aspetta che l'editore fornisca risorse per il suddetto videogioco una volta interrotto, lasciandolo in uno stato ragionevolmente funzionale (giocabile).
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Iniziativa dei cittadini europei - Mettiamo fine alla distruzione dei videogiochi
cross-posted from: fedit.pl/post/276231L'iniziativa intende imporre agli editori di lasciare in uno stato funzionale (giocabile) i videogiochi che vendono o concedono in licenza (o le collegate funzionalità e risorse che vendono per i videogiochi che trattano) ai consumatori dell'Unione europea.Nello specifico, punta a impedire che gli editori possano disattivare da remoto i videogiochi prima che siano forniti mezzi ragionevoli per mantenerli in funzione senza coinvolgere gli stessi editori.
L'iniziativa non intende acquisire la proprietà di tali videogiochi, dei diritti intellettuali associati o dei diritti di monetizzazione, né si aspetta che l'editore fornisca risorse per il suddetto videogioco una volta interrotto, lasciandolo in uno stato ragionevolmente funzionale (giocabile).
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Saraya al-Quds broadcasts footage of bombing of Israeli military vehicle
Saraya al-Quds broadcasts footage of bombing of Israeli military vehicle
Saraya al-Quds, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, broadcast footage of the bombing of an Israeli military vehicle.www.saba.ye
US Semiconductor Reindustrialization: Implications for the World
US Semiconductor Reindustrialization: Implications for the World
The future balance of power – both technological and geopolitical – among the key global actors will be shaped by the development trajectory of the US semiconductor industry.Valdai Club
Reddit Claims Anti-Piracy Subpoenas Are a "Publicity Campaign," Seeks $55K in Fees
After successfully fending off three subpoenas from filmmakers seeking user data related to piracy discussions, Reddit is back in federal court. The company is now requesting over $55,000 in legal compensation, suggesting that these repeated requests amount to an "anti-piracy publicity campaign" that chills lawful speech by Reddit’s users.
Reddit Claims Anti-Piracy Subpoenas Are a "Publicity Campaign," Seeks $55K in Fees * TorrentFreak
Reddit seeks over $55k in fees from filmmakers, arguing their repeated subpoenas for user data are an "anti-piracy publicity campaign".Ernesto Van der Sar (TF Publishing)
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I presume it's based on their legal cost of the three previous cases.
I agree it's very low in terms of cost of business, as legal cost, or seeking damages.
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Meta said it supports proposals for an EU-wide age of digital adulthood, below which minors would need parental consent to use social media
Supporting an EU-Wide Digital Majority Age for Teens: Online Access with Parental Approval
Meta is supporting proposals to establish a common Digital Majority Age across EU member states, whereby parents need to approve their younger teens' access to digital services, including social media.Meta Newsroom (Meta)
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it would not be a trusted service, but at most legally. just like centralized chat scanning systems.
It doesn't even have to store the verification result, if you don't want to
"if you don't want to" lol. you won't decide whether they will store anything, silly. the control is theirs, cemented, the law is on their side, the political narrative will be on their side (think of the children!!), they'll do whatever the fuck they want.
It seems there are already systems like this in place in the EU: sh.itjust.works/comment/200212…
EID can be used for anonymous age verification. It doesn't even need to give out your birthday and can attest to any "over the age of X" requirement.Ref: bfdi.bund.de/DE/Buerger/Inhalt…
BfDI - Meldewesen und Statistik - Datenschutz beim Personalausweis mit eID
Der Personalausweis verfügt seit 2010 über eine elektronische Identitätsfunktion (eID). Welche Daten sind auf dem Ausweis hinterlegt und was ist bei der Nutzung zu beachten?www.bfdi.bund.de
Meta said it supports proposals for an EU-wide age of digital adulthood, below which minors would need parental consent to use social media
Supporting an EU-Wide Digital Majority Age for Teens: Online Access with Parental Approval
Meta is supporting proposals to establish a common Digital Majority Age across EU member states, whereby parents need to approve their younger teens' access to digital services, including social media.Meta Newsroom (Meta)
New York Times Grants Race Science Enthusiast Anonymity in Mamdani Hit Piece
Mamdani, a 33-year-old New York state assemblyman, shocked the political world last month with a primary win over former Governor Andrew Cuomo, who resigned his position in 2021 after several women accused him of sexual harassment.
The Times noted that on the campaign trail, Mamdani touted his Muslim faith and South Asian ancestry. He was born in Uganda in 1991 and moved with his parents to South Africa five years later. Two years later, the family moved to New York.
::: spoiler The Times report cited a figure who goes by the name Crémieux on X and Substack:
- Last month’s cyberattack appears to have been carried out in order to see if Columbia was still using race-conscious affirmative action in its admission policies after the Supreme Court effectively barred the practice in 2023.
- While Mr. Mamdani was not a target of the hack, the information about him was included in a database of millions of student applications to Columbia going back decades. The data was shared with The Times by an intermediary who goes by the name Crémieux on Substack and X. He provided the data under condition of anonymity, although his identity has been made public elsewhere. He is an academic who opposes affirmative action and writes often about I.Q. and race.
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One of the speakers at the conference is billed under a social media alias, Cremieux, but the Guardian has corroborated that the account is apparently run by Jordan Lasker, a long-time proponent of eugenics.
::: spoiler The @cremieuxrecueil X account has been boosted or engaged with dozens of times by that platform’s proprietor, Elon Musk, often on the topic of falling birthrates.
- On 27 November, Musk reposted a Cremieux comment on falling birthrates, adding: “With rare exception, all countries are trending towards population collapse.”
- On 29 April, Cremieux posted: “Only about a third of the world even meets replacement rate fertility. This is the biggest problem of our time.” Musk responded: “Yes.”
- Musk has also boosted or responded favorably to Cremieux posts on other rightwing hobby horses such as crime in Portland, Oregon, and allegations that Democrats had created loopholes in the asylum system.
- Away from X, Cremieux runs a Substack also featuring posts on the supposed relationships between race and IQ. A prominently featured post there seeks to defend the argument that average national IQs vary by up to 40 points, with countries in Europe, North America, and East Asia at the high end and countries in the global south at the low end, and several African countries purportedly having average national IQs at a level that experts associate with mental impairment.
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New York Times Grants Race Science Enthusiast Anonymity in Mamdani Hit Piece
The paper granted the source of the hacked documents anonymity. That person is a known enthusiast of race science.Michael Luciano (Mediaite)
‘It’s too late’: David Suzuki says the fight against climate change is lost - iPolitics
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På sociala medie-plattformarna Instagram (ägt av Meta) och Bluesky har de i beslut daterade 30 juni respektive 1 juli blockerat åtkomsten i Turkiet till Rojavakommittéernas konton. Anledningen är att den turkiska telekommunikationsmyndigheten (ICTA) har lämnat in en rättslig begäran till Instagram-ägaren Meta respektive till Bluesky om att begränsa åtkomsten till Rojavakommittéernas konton. Detta då ICTA anser att publikationerna strider mot turkisk lag.
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Bluesky och Meta blockerar Rojavakommittéerna i Turkiet - Svenssons Nyheter
Bluesky och Meta blockerar Rojavakommittéerna i Turkiet. På sociala medie-plattformarna Instagram (ägt av Meta) och Bluesky har de i beslutAnders_S (Svenssons Nyheter)
In eigener Sache: Inhaltswarnungen
Es ist gar nicht so einfach, das Richtige zu tun, weil ich nicht genau weiß, wo mein eigenes Wissen aufhört – und meine Blindheit beginnt. Seit ich damit begonnen habe, Inhaltswarnungen für Filme zu schreiben, die ich bespreche, stolpere ich regelmäßig über diese Grenze. Sie verläuft nicht am Rand irgendeines Lexikons, sondern mitten durch mich hindurch: Was sehe ich – und was nicht? Was halte ich aus, weil ich es gewohnt bin – und was halten andere kaum aus, wenn sie davon getroffen werden?
[Help Design Lemmy] Search Improvements
In a recent discussion it was mentioned that the search function in Lemmy is awkward to use and could be improved. As a result I already made two small changes:
- Change community selector to use !community@example.com format (#3218)
- Search field in community sidebar (#3217)
Are there any other UI or UX changes you can think of to improve searching in Lemmy? Im mainly looking for frontend changes, such as reorganizing the input positions, changing default values etc.
[0.19] Add search field to community sidebar by Nutomic · Pull Request #3217 · LemmyNet/lemmy-ui
Add search bar to community sidebar as discussed on Lemmy.GitHub
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I think the communities button is especially important because it's mainly how I navigate Lemmy. Create post is handy too. Create community not really.
@Nutomic can we get these buttons back in smaller view?
14 Acts of Palestinian Resistance recorded in West Bank over past 48 hours
14 Acts of Palestinian Resistance recorded in West Bank over past 48 hours
The Palestine Information Center (Ma’ta) has documented 14 acts of Palestinian resistance in the West Bank over the past 48 hours, according to a statistical report received by the Yemeni News Agency (SABA).www.saba.ye
'Death to the IDF' is not antisemitic. Reserve your outrage for Israeli crimes in Gaza
Bob Vylan's performance at Glastonbury has sparked condemnation, but UK guilt for complicity in genocide is driving this hysteria about punk bands
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'Death to the IDF' is not antisemitic. Reserve your outrage for Israeli crimes in Gaza
'Death to the IDF' is not antisemitic. Where is the outrage over Israeli crimes in Gaza?
Bob Vylan's performance at Glastonbury has sparked condemnation, but UK guilt for complicity in genocide is driving this hysteria about punk bandsMiddle East Eye
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'I've been turned into an AI train announcer - and no one told me'
- YouTube
Profitez des vidéos et de la musique que vous aimez, mettez en ligne des contenus originaux, et partagez-les avec vos amis, vos proches et le monde entier.www.youtube.com
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Gaza aid contractor tells BBC he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians
Gaza aid contractor tells BBC he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians
The Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has strongly denied the allegation.Lucy Williamson (BBC News)
Judge: You can’t ban DEI grants without bothering to define DEI
Judge: You can’t ban DEI grants without bothering to define DEI
A written ruling details why a judge restored funding for many NIH grants.John Timmer (Ars Technica)
Big Tech Execs Commissioned into the Army [16:52 | JUL 03 2025 | Glenn Greenwald]
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Main Topic: The increasing integration of Big Tech companies with the US government and military, specifically focusing on the commissioning of tech executives into the Army Reserve.
Key Points:
- Tech Execs Joining the Army: Executives from Meta, OpenAI, and Palantir are joining the US Army Reserve as part of a new "Innovation Corps" (Detachment 2011) to bring tech upgrades to the military.
- Motivations: The tech executives cite patriotism and a desire to equip the military for conflicts with high-tech adversaries like China. The speaker suggests the tech sector will also profit from this arrangement.
- Fascism Analogy: The speaker draws a parallel to fascism, where there is no separation between the public and private sectors, and corporations and the government work together for the same goals.
- Debunking the "Aversion" Myth: The speaker refutes the idea that Silicon Valley was previously averse to working with the military, citing examples like the Snowden revelations and existing contracts between tech companies and intelligence agencies (CIA, NSA).
- Historical Context: The speaker references John Poindexter and Palantir's origins, highlighting the long-standing relationship between Silicon Valley and the intelligence community.
- Alarming Language: The speaker finds the language used by the tech executives about uniting American innovation with the military's mission to be alarming, echoing the core tenet of fascism.
- Eisenhower's Warning: The speaker invokes Dwight Eisenhower's warning about the militarization of American life, suggesting that this integration is a realization of that warning on a grander scale.
Highlights:
- The commissioning of tech executives into the Army Reserve is presented as a significant development, symbolizing the deepening ties between Big Tech and the US military.
- The speaker emphasizes the potential dangers of this integration, drawing parallels to fascism and raising concerns about the erosion of the separation between corporate and state power.
- The historical context provided challenges the narrative of a recent shift in Silicon Valley's relationship with the military, revealing a long history of cooperation.
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La musica e il dilemma: che aspetto avrebbe avuto l'immortale Lady Greensleves? - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
La musica e il dilemma: che aspetto avrebbe avuto l'immortale Lady Greensleves? - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri
Se c’è un aspetto che accomuna la conduzione degli affari monarchici contemporanea con gli albori dell’epoca Moderna ed almeno in parte, i lunghi anni del periodo medievale antistante, è il modo in cui la linea tra pubblico e privato cessino di avere…Jacopo (Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri)
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